Fiction packet 3 was by far the most frustrating and confusing packet we have been given. The story that best exemplifies my point was "When It Rains It Rains A River." Two accepted and often used literary devices are repetition and dialect. Writers typically sprinkle these devices throughout their work for effect, added emphasis, and realism. This story, however, is not just sprinkled with these devices. It is totally and completely covered by a mound of them. To illustrate, in my opinion, the use of repetition and dialect in this story is like that old prank when someone unscrews the lid on the salt shaker when you're not looking and laughs when enough salt to clog the arteries of a herd of elephants contaminates your food. I would say 20-30% of the already short story is repetition of the words "boys" and "brothers." I thought it detracted from the story greatly, and made it borderline indecipherable as a whole. Also, on a side note, is "Girl" a real person or imaginary or some sort of delusion? That wasn't really all that clear to me either.